Moths to a Flame

38. The Inheritance

Aria pov

As the autumn rolled through with the beautiful change in the trees outside and the cool crisp air around us all. Nothing special was happening. Ominis and Sebastian have been doing their jobs at the ministry, I've been staying home and enjoying my time reading up on magical theory. I enjoyed taking walks outside around the hamlet, while the boys were out. I haven't heard much from Poppy lately, but I know she's got a new baby and I'm sure she's very busy. She and Magnus did get married it was just a couple days after. Which was inspiring for me to plan for our wedding coming up.

December came with snow and winter chills, and Christmas is now upon us. I was home decorating the house for the holiday. Sebastian and Ominis brought in a tree. I insisted on decorating it myself without their help. They both went into the kitchen to cook. Sebastian has become the designated cook in the house. He doesn't mind though, he loves it. He said it reminded him of his childhood. We've all been happy as can be in our own space. The house is becoming home and we're getting comfortable here together. We're learning how to deal with each other and communicate better. Then the nights in our shared bed are always with love and light chatter lots of times.

I did write to Poppy and Natty about if they would be interested in shopping with me for my wedding. We've decided on a winter wedding in February. I haven't heard back yet but I'm sure they will soon. I've been stressing over what to get the boys for Christmas this year, plus with the wedding, I've just been a ball of stress and anxiety. I walked around Hogsmeade to try and get some ideas. I entered Tomes and Scrolls to see if they had anything new on magical Theory. I did end up with a new book. Then I walked around I went to the Three Broomsticks to see Sirona.

"Well look who it is" she said smiling at me.

"Hello Sirona how are you" I asked.

"Very well. What can I get for you?"

"Just a butterbeer please." I said sitting at the bar. 

"Coming right up" she snapped her fingers and the glass filled up and floated over and landed in front of me.

"Thank you" I said. I practiced chugged it down
when I finished I set it down with a sigh.

"What's bothering you kid" she asked me.

"It's just- well you know about me and my fiancés right" I asked she nodded. "Well it's Christmas and I don't know what to get them. Then we have our wedding coming up" I said.

"Well have you visited Gladrags?" She asks.

"No not yet"

"How about cufflinks? They're practical and there are some real nice ones" she said to me.

"That's a good idea. Thank you Sirona." I handed her a few sickles for the butterbeer and I walked over to Gladrags.

Walking into the shop I walked up to the display case and looked around. Mr. Hill greeted me and asked if I needed anything. I asked if he had any sets of cufflinks and he pointed me over to where he kept them. I looked them over and there were a few really nice sets just like Sirona said. I looked them over and I saw an emerald green jewel and silver set, that would work for Sebastian, and there's a simple silver set with engravings on it that would be nice for Ominis. I asked if he would engrave them with their initials he said yes. So the emerald one has a S. S. and the other an O. S. since he'll be changing his name. I paid him the 4 gallons for them and he handed them to me and I secured them in my pouch, that was around me and I headed home to Feldcroft. When I got home I hid them away so they wouldn't stumble upon them accidentally.  

I then pulled out my new book and got myself a comfortable spot and on the sofa in front of the fire and began to read through it until the boys return home from work. After a while I heard an owl tapping on the glass of the window and I looked over and there with a letter was the little fellow. I took the letter from him and gave him a little treat and he flew away. I looked at it carefully at first I thought it would be from either of my friends, it wasn't. It was a formal letter with the insignia of the ministry on it. It was sealed with the ministry logo as well. It was addressed to Sebastian.